The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-05-26
HOWARD'S LETTER.
THE SUGGESTIVE PICTURES OF A
NEW YORK LTTTERATEUR.

he 6O0nE9 n " 0nSo We a
NEW YORK LrTTKRATEUR.
Beecher Contrasted with Capel-Nast
Alongside Of HFarshall r. wildcr-Fre-
mont In f1is Prime-Magsie Mitchell and
Thackeray-A tumble Of Celebrities.
I had occasion to visit the workshop
of New York literary man, and while he
was talking with brakeman, who had
called to measure him for pair of shoes,
my eye was attracted by diversity Of
pictures upon the walls, on the floors, on
the mantelpiece, over the book case,
over the other book case. Being work
shop pure and simple, there were no
landscapes, no superbities in oil, but such
matters as would be likely to drift into
Just such place in the course of years
of labor.
A magnificent picture of Napoleon the
First, the famous one by Delaroche, had
the place of honor Immediately over the
mantelpiece.
What a superb creature that fellow
must have been and by the way 1 re.
ceived new impression of him few
days ago by looking at bronze bust
in Kirkpatrick's window on Broadway,
revealing him as he was at the age of
|. twenty-one-short, spare, with q keen
eye, cruel, crafty, sensual mouth and
face indicative Of power, self-reliance and
ambition.
On either hand was superb photograph
of Beecher, and an equally fine portrait
of Monsignor Capel.
Beecher's expression Is the one known
as his first of May look.
For some thir. " years 1t has been the
custom in Plymouth Church to make the
first Sunday morning in May memorable
occasion by reason Of multitudinous ad-
missions to the fold. The platform is
invariably decorated with choice flowers.
The music is always the best to be pro-
cured, and general upliftment of hap
piness Is noticeable dominating the
congregation individually and in general.
On these occasions the young people of
the congregation crowd in front Of the
platform and in the aisles, listening to
the pastoral word of the good old
dominic, bending their heads for baptism
or in acknowledgment Of acquiescence
in the solemn vows of fealty to God,
and to one another. At such times Mr..
Beecher always seemed impressed by
the solemn responsibility of his situation
as the elder brother, the pastor and the
bishop of their souls, and there was in
Lis eye far-off look, and in his face an
expression pure, tender, lovable, at
tractive.
A different man is Monsignor Capel.
In fact, Father Capel rather felicitated
himself upon that difference, and on one
occasion made It somewhat conspicuous,
to the annoyance of his friends, when,
with the worldly wisdom which has ever
characterized him, he adroitly turned the
conversation and removed the impress
sion. This picture of Capel represents
him In his official garb, stout, sturdy
frame, with a most intelligent and
searching countenance. If Father Capel
were six inches taller he would he a
grand speciman of masculinity. AS It
is, he looks much better sitting than
standing.
Tom Mast is represented in an auto
graph sketch, made some years since
grotesquely caricaturing him so far as
figure is concerned, but preserving with
marvellous fidelity his peculiar features
Mast, the famous caricaturist, ia short
and inclining to corpulency. His face il
full-bearded, his mustache curls grace
fully at the ends, his eyes are black and
piercing, his manner quick and nervous
his conversation particularly bright and
vivacious.
And in odd contrast to him also Is an
adjoining picture of Marshall P. Wilder
suppose next to the everlasting Mrs
James Brown Potter, Mr.. Wilder has had
his name more frequently in the papers
of late than any other public entertainer
Mr.. Wilder is dwarf, but perfect sun.
beam of good humor, in love with al
mankind, and particularly himself. He
had hard work to get along here at first
but few friends took hold of him, the
Press Club gave him boom, and SO hi
managed to make both ends meet until ,
lucky thought seized him and he wen
abroad, where, through the courtesy,
imagine, of Mr.. Irving, he met the Prince
of Wales.
The Prince of Wales was pleased.
That settled it, and Wilder is now OF
the way to fortune and to fame.
| You would laugh to see a photograph
taken of John G. Fremont in 1856. HI
was then a young man, and presidentia
candidate of the Republican party. HI
wore his hair long and parted in the mid
die, with jet black mustache ant
beard, and rolly-poly collar over {
tremendous fold of satin cravat. l me
him day before yesterday on the street
his hair and beard as white as the driver
snow, but his figure as erect and his ey'
as black and piercing as in his earle
days.
What Kaleidoscope experience ha
been his
A dashing, adventurous lieutenant II
the army, runaway bridegroom witt
Tom Benton's brainy daughter, the path
finder across the Rocky mountains, tn
virtual discoverer of gold in California,
military governor, United States sena
tor, time and again triple millionaire
time and again bankrupt, and Dor
rover, and now in his old age an appli
cant for pension an author, a geniu
without balance wheel, but man o
sterling integrity, whose obituary motto
will fill columns of the best journals o
the land the day after soul and body par
such is he.